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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Bills of exchange

Article L511-32

In the event of the loss of an unaccepted bill of exchange, the person to whom it belongs may pursue payment of it on any subsequent.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Powers of investigation

Article L512-3

Professional secrecy may not be invoked against officials acting within the scope of the powers conferred on them by this Book.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Financial assistance and exemptions.

Article L5134-32

…o the financing of vocational training and validation of experience as provided for in article L. 5134-22.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Individual authorisation.

Article L7124-3

The individual authorisation to employ a child referred to in article L. 7124-1 may be withdrawn at any time.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Scope of the agreement.

Article R6142-37

A member of the teaching and hospital staff may only be assigned to an organisation that is a party to the agreement with the agreement of the person concerned.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Unfair breach of contract.

Article L1237-3

…f the new employer took on an employee whom he knew to be already bound by a contract of employment;3° If the new employer continued to employ the employee after learning that the employee was still b…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Automatic exclusions

Article L2141-3

…dmissible, are subject to a personal bankruptcy order or a management ban pursuant to articles L. 653-1 to L. 653-8 of the French Commercial Code, or to an equivalent measure under foreign law;3° Admi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: Organisation of public combat sports events

Article A331-33

…set for the event; 2° The surname, first name, profession, nationality, date and place of birth, e-mail address, telephone number and place of residence : a) The organiser of the event ; b) The athle…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Openings, mutations and transfers.

Article L3332-3

…rname, first names, place of birth, occupation and place of residence;2° The location of the outlet;3° the capacity in which the premises are to be managed and the surname, forenames, profession and a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Governance system

Article R354-3

The internal assessment of risk and solvency referred to in Article L. 354-2 shall cover at least: a) The overall solvency requirement, taking into account the specific risk profile, the approved risk…

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